DIY-5 : PAU STEAMER

Breakfast today is 3-in-1 Holicks and steam pau [dumplings].
Problem - pau was kept in fridge the previous day and I don't like cold paus.
Another problem - no steamer, only a hot water pot [Holicks no problem].

Have to DIY again.....haizzzz!!....


STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE


[1] Fill a porcelain drinking mug with water

[2] Put it into the Hot-water-pot [HWP]

[3] Fill the pot with water just below brim of mug [and mug don't float up]

HWP with mug inside



[4] Put pau into a small porcelain soup bowl

[5] Put bowl on top of mug in the HWP

[6] Close HWP cover and switch ON

Steaming-in-progress

[7] When water is fully boiled, the steaming is completed

Fresh-steamed-pau



Caution:

Do not use metal or plastic mug and bowl

The HWP must be at least half full with water

Top up water for subsequent steaming

Cheers! and Happy DIY



DIY-4 : PINDAH RUMAH CARA DIY

This DIY doesn't need any tools and materials.
If everyone do it themselves, the lorry transport industry in Malaysia will collapse.

Buku2 masuk, speaker masuk, saxafone masuk, cooler box masuk, toolbox masuk, x-leg bed masuk, gambar2 pun boilh masuk.............. jangan takut, lagi bolih muat..

Any more barang ? still got space....

Halo abang...ini sudah lebeh la... basikal pun mau masuk...tsk...tsk..

lu ingat ini lori ah??

Anyway it was worth the trouble.

Our rewards [payment] include  Balik Pulau durian, local laksa and karaoke all-nite-long. 

Next time want to pindah rumah call me again. I on standby 24/7.

Mau pindah rumah ?

DO IT YOURSELF





DIY-3 : MOBILE LAPTOP TABLE NO.2

I made another laptop table today [for my sister].
Since I did not have the same materials and components as the 1st unit, the 2nd unit is slightly different although using the same "C" frame.

STEP-1.
2 sets of aircond compressor brackets are fixed together with self-drilling screws to form the "C" frame.

STEP-2

The swivel castors [1st unit have fixed non-swivel castors] were screwed to the base of the "C" frame and the exposed screw tip are then covered with hotmelt glue to prevent the sharp tips from hurting the user. All exposed screw tips are covered with the hotmelt glue.

STEP-3

Cross-bracing with 1mm thick Zincalume metal profiles [balance from a previous project] to connect the left and right "C" frames.

STEP-4
I did not have any more plywood for the table top. So use one of the shelf [30" length x 12" width] from an IKEA c.k.d shelf [extra after doing the kitchen cabinet].

VIEWS OF THE COMPLETED TABLE





Any one can DIY !







DIY-2 : MOBILE LAPTOP TABLE

This gadget is for those who like to play with their laptop while sitting in the hall sofa. Yup, this is multitasking;  watching TV, chatting with family and busy with internet or work - all at the same spot and simultaneously.

Most of the components and parts are salvaged from my house workshop/store. Parts list : [1] 4 pcs "L" aircond compressor wall brackets, [2] 4 pcs light-duty nylon castors, [3] a piece of 1/2" thick plywood, [4] a length of lightweight aluminium "U" profile, handtools, screws and fasterners.

The finished table:-

Side View showing the "C" frame.

Fixed [not swivel] castors.

The table is designed with a "C" frame, with the top supporting the plywood table top and the bottom to fix the castors and centre support/connecting bar [see pic-2 above].

The bottom "legs" will go underneath the sofa set and the table can be pushed in or out to suite the sitting position of the user.

Wheeled base goes under the chair.

Sitting position [in and out] can be adjusted.

If not in use, the table [table top dimension 24" x 15"] is moved to the cabinet beside the sofa seat.



This is just my attempt at DIY using whatever knowledge and materials that I can get. I am sure there are better ways to make it or improve it. So DIY guys/gals, please comment and share so that we learn together.



Kitchen Cabinet - 1

I spent my time during the long Hari Raya holidays to do some minor renovation to my kitchen. The original kitchen was extended backwards [to house the cooking and laundry area] and there is a 4 feet high x 5 feet wide adjustable glass louvre window which is close most of the time. Yeah, why not make use of this "wasted" space.

BEFORE RENOVATION

View of the adjustable glass-louvre windows.

Behind the windows is the extended cooking area.

AFTER RENOVATION



Total cost RM150/-

Not as neat and high class looking as the expensive cabinet system but this is equally functional and very cheap.

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